An initiative partly funded by the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute in the UK has moved further towards its goal of producing a 'human cell atlas' (HCA) to map every cell type in the human body.

The Nobel Assembly at Karolinsky Institute has today decided to award the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine jointly to Mary Branco, Fred Ramsdell, and Simonakaguchi for their discoveries ...

Measles is doing far more damage than its signature rash suggests. A growing body of research shows the virus can wipe out a substantial share of the immune system’s existing defenses against other ...

Scientists identified a gene switch that helps immune cells fully mature, allowing them to clean up tissues and keep our organs healthy.

In recent years, we have all become much more aware of our health and the importance of a strong immune system. However, alongside this awareness, a widespread false belief has emerged - the idea that ...

The microneedle patch about the size of a quarter samples key cells often missed in routine blood samples and biopsies.